We go on

We did not lose the Senate vote today because it is not over. Tomorrow 30 more Americans will die by gunfire. It is not over. We remember the children and their teachers who were murdered in Sandy Hook School as we remember all victims of gun violence and we move forward. It is not over. The pursuit of freedom from gun violence does not end with one vote. We are familiar with disappointment and we go on. We are familiar with the outrageous lies and incessant propaganda that is thrown in our path but we go on. We are aware of the enormous power and wealth of the weapons industry just as we are aware of those around us who are sacrificed for their profit and we go on.

This is not over. It will never be over until the number of gun victims is something we can live with. Right now someone in American is being victimized by a person or persons with a gun. That knowledge is our motivation. The very thing we struggle against is driving us on. That is why common sense will prevail. Long after all the gun lobby’s money is gone and their influence turned back to mist, we will still remember and we will not stop.